Sign inParameter x_wind
Properties
| Name | x_wind |
|---|---|
| Description | "x" indicates a vector component along the grid x-axis, when this is not true longitude, positive with increasing x. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) |
| AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) | not specified |
| GRIB code | not specified |
Source
The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.